Lavolta Press wrote:
What do you prefer for "modern" wear?
Basically, I like clothes that look sleek. I'm on the chunky side,
slightly top-heavy and don't have much of a waist, so it's very easy for
me to look like a pile of fabric. Also, this pretty much means that
fashion magazines are not pitched at me and at times I struggle to find
anything that fits, let alone anything that I want. I like stripes and
solids, but I'm _very_ choosy about prints. I don't like many of the
prints I've seen in the shops lately-- they mainly seem to feature
blurry flowers on a beige ground and similar. Generally, I like
smoothish-textured fabrics better than ones with a lot of texture.
Trousers and jeans are good, (not hip-huggers-- but that nasty little
trend is showing signs of letting up, thank heavens) and skirts as long
as they're not too short. I like the calf-length skirts that are
appearing in the shops now, as long as they're not _too_ poofy. Nothing
with a lot of gathering, ruching, ruffles, etc. I like semi-fitted
tops and jackets-- nothing oversized or drapey, and nothing that looks
too small, either. I _hate_ artificially-aged clothing or anything with
frayed edges-- I'd like to get at least some wear out of something
before it starts to look shabby. I also like things that are slightly
whimsical. Colours... black has been a mainstay of my wardrobe for
ages, but I'm buying more coloured things at the moment. I like lime
green, red, light pink, black, tan but _loathe_ brown, purple, and blue
in all its forms. This spring doesn't seem too bad (I'm in New
Zealand; it's spring here). There's lots of boho-type stuff that I
hate, but there's lots else to choose from. Winter was awful-- the
shops were full of the ugliest sweaters I've ever seen.
--
Adele de Maisieres
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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
hominem meam. Expectat alium quid?
-Georgeus Gershwinus
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